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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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